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It’s easy to believe that scars on the skin – the rough, the pitted, the keloid – left by experience or trauma might have correlative emotional reminders inside. I have a stupid scar on my arm from carving the initial of my first middle school... View This Article →

Not all societies marginalize women or have historically marginalized, underpaid, or undervalued women. Here in the United States, much of the Southwest has been populated with the Navajo. Women are the primary leaders of the traditional Navajo culture, which not just means the culture is matrilineal... View This Article →

Dear men of any age who live with women, Congratulations on being selected as a worthy partner for cohabitation or marriage. Out of the pool of your peers, you have been selected to be loved and cherished above all others (or at least to share... View This Article →

I’m a big fan of Amy Schumer. I love her stand-up and could hardly wait to see her movie. Almost the second it was out, I heard about another mass shooting. Yep, another angry white man with a gun. This time it happened in Lafayette,... View This Article →

Women aren’t the only ones using vocal fry. It isn’t just hipsters and indie music hosts. It’s everywhere. Vocal fry is the breathy, vibrating of the vocal cords that produce this slowed down, creaky and weary voice. The first time I heard of vocal fry... View This Article →

The Quiverfull movement is not an extreme form of Christian Fundamentalism based on Jesus – it’s a Sperm Cult. First, the Quiverfulls are based on massive reproduction and patriarchy. They eschew birth control and family planning. This cult is all about spreading the baby batter,... View This Article →

I watched West Wing, Season 2, Episode 10, on Netflix where Josh Lyman blows up at everyone because he relives the trauma of being shot. The trigger was the brass quintet that he “heard” as sirens. He even freaked out during the cello solo of... View This Article →

OK, New Age friends, which pompous ass guru decided to spread that auto-immune disorders are because you don’t love yourself enough? And cancer comes because you hold anger? Did you know choking comes after you’re throat punched for such stupidity? Yes, your asshat guru is plain... View This Article →

Sen. Lindsay Graham, et al… How noble you are for wanting to stop abortions at 20 weeks. You must feel all powerful, like a super hero waging war against the dregs of society… (You know, fertile women.) I mean, you and your mansplaining of things... View This Article →